Egoes Longoria or the art of knowing how to invest your money. The American actress revealed that her investment of 6 million dollars, or more than 5 million euros, in the production of the first part of 2014 of the saga John Wick still brought him big!
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The 49-year-old star recently revealed in an interview with Business Insider that his contribution had saved the franchise at the last minute, since this amount was missing.
ALSO READ “John Wick” saga: how Keanu Reeves and Chad Stahelski revolutionized the genre ” It's true. Besides, I was only just starting out. My finances were still new, it was a lot of money and I was wondering, “How does it work?” I had no idea. I wish I could say I was an investing genius, that I knew and calculated the risks. But no, it wasn’t,” she admitted, before explaining that the “passion” of the producers around the project was enough to convince her.
“But looking back, I learned that I liked investing in people. You can tell me that you want to start a chicken farm, if you are passionate, you have done the work and you know the market…”
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This is exactly what Eva Longoria was able to observe. “They saw all the bad movies and knew how to make a good one. They were undeniably passionate and I knew they were going to create an incredible product,” she assured.
And she was right since the film was a hit and collected with its sequels nearly 1 billion euros at the box office, according to Variety. A loot enhanced by the profits from rebroadcasting the saga, which allow the actress to continue to pocket the profits ten years later.
If she could not give Business Insider the exact amount she continues to receive, Eva Longoria still estimated that it must be around “more than double” her original investment, or 12 million dollars (11 million euros). His only regret? Not having participated in the production of the other three parts of the franchise, the fourth of which was released last year.
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“What annoys me is that I haven’t been linked to the other (films),” she said. “It was something unique. A bet. But that was my only mistake, not being attached to all the films. »
As a consolation prize, in addition to the millions won thanks to the first film, the actress was able to make a “toast” in honor of the franchise during a dinner with the star of the films, Keanu Reeves, and his partner, artist Alexandra Grant.
